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Among the Navajo Indians there are many smiths, who sometimes forge iron and brass, but who work chiefly in silver. When and how the art of working metals was introduced among them I have not been able to determine; but there are many reasons for supposing that they have long possessed it; many believe that they are not indebted to the Europeans for it. Doubtless the tools obtained from American and Mexican traders have influenced their art. Old white residents of the Navajo country tell me that the art has improved greatly within their recollection; that the ornaments made fifteen years ago do not compare favorably with those made at the present time; and they attribute this change largely to the recent introduction of fine files and emery-paper. At the time of the Conquest the so-called civilized tribes of Mexico had attained considerable skill in the working of metal, and it has been inferred that in the same period the sedentary tribes of New Mexico also wrought at the forge. From either of these sources the first smiths among the Navajos may have learned their trade; but those who have seen the beautiful gold ornaments made by the rude Indians of British Columbia and Alaska, many of whom are allied in language to the Navajos, may doubt that the latter derived their art from a people higher in culture than themselves.

The appliances and processes of the smith are much the same among the Navajos as among the Pueblo Indians. But the Pueblo artisan, living in a spacious house, builds a permanent forge on a frame at such a height that he can work standing, while his less fortunate Navajo _confrère_, dwelling in a low hut or shelter, which he may abandon any day, constructs a temporary forge on the ground in the manner hereafter described. Notwithstanding the greater disadvantages under which the latter labors, the ornaments made by his hand are generally conceded to be equal or even superior to those made by the Pueblo Indian.

A large majority of these savage smiths make only such simple articles as buttons, rosettes, and bracelets; those who make the more elaborate articles, such as powder-chargers, round beads (Pl. XVI), tobacco cases, belts, and bridle ornaments are few. Tobacco cases, made in the shape of an army canteen, such as that represented in Fig. 6, are made by only three or four men in the tribe, and the design is of very recent origin.

Their tools and materials are few and simple; and rude as the results of their labor may appear, it is surprising that they do so well with such imperfect appliances, which usually consist of the following articles: A forge, a bellows, an anvil, crucibles, molds, tongs, scissors, pliers, files, awls, cold-chisels, matrix and die for molding buttons, wooden implement used in grinding buttons, wooden stake, basin, charcoal, tools and materials for soldering (blow-pipe, braid of cotton rags soaked in grease, wire, and borax), materials for polishing (sand-paper, emery-paper, powdered sandstone, sand, ashes, and solid stone), and materials for whitening (a native mineral substance--almogen--salt and water). Fig. 1, taken from a photograph, represents the complete shop of a silversmith, which was set up temporarily in a summer lodge or _hogan_, near Fort Wingate. Fragments of boards, picked up around the fort, were used, in part, in the construction of the _hogan_, an old raisin-box was made to serve as the curb or frame of the forge, and these things detracted somewhat from the aboriginal aspect of the place.

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Henry van Dyke

1906

Hard is the task of the man who at this late day attempts to say anything new about Washington. But perhaps it may be possible to unsay some of the things which have been said, and which, though they were at one time new, have never at any time been strictly true.

The character of Washington, emerging splendid from the dust and tumult of those great conflicts in which he played the leading part, has passed successively into three media of obscuration, from each of which his figure, like the sun shining through vapors, has received some disguise of shape and color. First came the mist of mythology, in which we discerned the new St. George, serene, impeccable, moving through an orchard of ever-blooming cherry-trees, gracefully vanquishing dragons with a touch, and shedding fragrance and radiance around him. Out of that mythological mist we groped our way, to find ourselves beneath the rolling clouds of oratory, above which the head of the hero was pinnacled in remote grandeur, like a sphinx poised upon a volcanic peak, isolated and mysterious. That altitudinous figure still dominates the cloudy landscapes of the after-dinner orator; but the frigid, academic mind has turned away from it, and looking through the fog of criticism has descried another Washington, not really an American, not amazingly a hero, but a very decent English country gentleman, honorable, courageous, good, shrewd, slow, and above all immensely lucky.

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Coming of Age in Reference Services: A Case History ofthe Washington State University Libraries focuses on the triumphs,trials, ideas, and difficulties of the Holland Library and how theseexperiences can help other professionals enhance services forpatrons. The articles, written by reference librarians at the library,discuss topics such as departmental history and culture, trainingreference professionals, and user education programs to give youinsight into how other solve problems or implement changes. FromComing of Age in Reference librarians Services, you'll receive advicefrom experienced professionals that can help you create change in yourlibrary and help you adapt to the many technological advances relatedto librarianship.

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"The ninety-first annual meeting and the Thirty-second Representative Assembly of the National Education Association met at Miami Beach, Florida June 28- July 3, 1953. The business of the Association was transacted by 3914 delegates from local and state associations---the largest assembly in the Association's history. The theme of the convention was "We pledge allegiance to the welfare of the nation's children; to the ideals of human brotherhood; and to the highest ideals of our profession." This was the first meeting held under the executive secretaryship of William G. Carr, who gegan his service as executive secretary on August 1, 1952. Thru open meetings of committees and commissions and a wide variety of discussion groups, the Association continued its policy of promoting the widest possible participation in its affairs. Miami Beach Highlights, as given in the NEA Journal for September 1953, page 330 are: The spiritual leadership of President Sarah C. Caldwell thruout the convention. The first official report of Executive Secretary William G. Carr to the Representative Assembly. The enthusiastic response to the projected new NEA center in the nation's capital. The wide participation by members in the many discussion groups. The Classroom Teachers night and its dramatic presentation entitled, "Florida Under Five Flags." The conference and the report on the Centennial Action Program. The conference sponsored by the National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards. The participation of outstanding Future Teachers of America leaders in the convention. The outstanding addresses by Reverend Walter F. Tunks, Herbert Brownell, and Norman Cousins. The splendid work done by the Dade County teachers in preparing for and entertaining the convention. The careful planning and cooperation of Convention Bureau Manager, Tom Smith. The fine care and hospitality extended to all NEA members, regardless of race...." [from the foreword by November 25, 1953] ... Read more